"I THON for those I have met along my journey who have taught me strength and inspired me to never give up. "
"With a support system of tens of thousands of student volunteers and supporters rallying behind these families, I am hopeful for the day that cancer is a distant memory and we are dancing in celebration of a cure."
Most notably, dancers will tune in from home and rest between midnight and 6 a.m. each day.
"Those kids go through so much, and this is only a small amount of what they go through that I can also go through. I think it'll be an eye-opening experience that I'll get to have."
State College Mayor Ron Filippelli made the temporary name-change official during Monday night's Borough Council meeting.
